Six Midwest startups raised funding in the week ending July 24, across Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, led by Empirical Security's $25M in Chicago. (Dontree_M / shutterstock - altered by AI)

The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raised nearly $55M across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Four projects aim to build a domestic quantum supply chain.

UnDemo Day 2026 brings investors from across the country to Detroit on October 1, with the NVCA's Emerging Manager Office Hours alongside. Applications close July 29.

PitchMI opens applications for its 2026-27 Michigan startup competition with $2M across four semifinals. What the first year produced, and why year three isn't funded.

As GM runs 50 'cobots 'at its Detroit EV plant, Chicago's Automate 2026 previews the humanoid robots and AI heading for Midwest factory floors.

From Saline Township's contested Barn campus to tax-credit pauses in Ohio and Illinois, Midwest states are considering data center deals they once chased.

Voxel51's Brian Moore is building the Databricks of physical AI from Columbus, Ohio. How an open-source project became a $50M-backed infrastructure company.

Electric Outdoors founder Josef Hjelmaker built an off-grid energy startup in Michigan that raised $3M after a 24-year corporate career at Whirlpool and Thor Industries.